Two questions:
1. If you were to put down a new floor that was expected to stand up best for a home with dogs in it, what would you put down?
2. If you were to put down a wood floor, which one would you put down to stand up best to dogs in the house?
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>>>1. If you were to put down
>>>1. If you were to put down a new floor that was expected to stand up best for a home with dogs in it, what would you put down?
Tile. That's what we are planning.
>>>2. If you were to put down a wood floor, which one would you put down to stand up best to dogs in the house?
Hardwood with a tough urethane.
Keep their nails trimmed; it's not difficult for you or them, and they get used to it. I use a Dremel with a medium sanding drum. Quick and easy, but do it outdoors or you'll have stinky nail dust in your house.
When they're young they run around and trim their own nails on rocks, gravel, etc. but of course this depends on your surroundings. Winters are when you mostly need to trim. It's interesting how their paws grow big pads of untrimmed fur and nails in Winter.
wood flooring
bellawood, brazilian cherry. $6.00 a foot. finish 30 years easy
Dan
1. Concrete. Many dogs find tile too sippery.
2. Concrete
What is he building, a kennel or a house?
My recommendation, tile over heated concrete. If you buy floor tile the dog won't have hardly anymore trouble walking around than you do. If you put slippery wall tile on the floor-all bets are off.
Done right, will help with dog accidents, kids that eat all over the place and those sloppy wine drinkers. Wake up the morning after a party and there's nothing better at curing a hangover than a bucket and a mop.
Heated floors would be great, and might help keep the dogs on the floor instead of on the furniture. Nah.
I need a chilled floor for my bulldog, to keep her from laying on the AC vent in the summer.
Chilled Floor
The tile on concrete gives a very comfortable cool floor in the summer.
Now, consider the dogs coat in choosing the tile. In addition, matt finish with some swirls to camoflage the drool and spit.
Bulldog drool is hard to camoflage, anyway, bulldog drool on tile is SLICK, I'd rather be able to see it.
Tile, properly chosen and installed, is bullet proof and shouldn't be slippery for dogs or humans.
I put down maple flooring in my house, thinking it was probably the hardest of the readily available species, but it still showed dog scratches really badly. The current dog (Belgian sheepdog) avoids walking on it because his feet slip. It does keep him from begging at the table though.
1. Slate, tile, etc.
2. I would chose a tough wood like hickory, oak, ash etc, and I would use an oil finish myself, although there are some factory finishes that would probably not mark. Oil is easy to use, and Frenchy always recommended shellac, which is easy to patch if needed.
"Wood floor"
If you are
"Wood floor"
If you are talking 'wood look' - good old (and good quality) laminate will hold up better to denting than wood - even bamboo.'
The floor would hold up better
but the dog might not.
Like watching deer trying to cross a frozen river.
Now, consider the dogs coat in choosing the tile. In addition, matt finish with some swirls to camoflage the drool and spit.
You left out dog barf - I've seen a lot of tile that, well ....
Dog barf, yet another thing I don't want camouflaged!